Bit of a deep question
How do you improve your own personal self-discipline so as not to be impulsive?
36-40, M
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4meAndyou · F
If and WHEN I have let myself slide in this or that area, I often SEE the results, or feel them. For example, I am an impulsive shopper.
I ran into huge trouble with credit card debt, and I still have TWO more years to pay it all off, after placing MYSELF in a credit card debt repayment plan. And now I have two NEW credit cards.
Christmas arrived, my cleaning lady accidentally messed up my very strict finances...and I had to use my charge to buy food for a friend. Then I decided to get my oil changed...and put it on the charge. Then I bought myself some pyrex style bento boxes for the microwave. NOW I've bought myself some Boswellia for back pain. THEN I bought myself a pretty red sweater.
As you see, the floodgates have opened. It will take me four months, using the money I am SUPPOSED to put into my savings to pay off this "little hiccup" in my self discipline.
So...I am going to be strong. I KNOW I can be strong. I HAVE been strong in the past, and I WILL be strong again...and this self talk is HOW I use self discipline to stop my impulsive shopping.
YOU can use self talk, too. TRY it.
I ran into huge trouble with credit card debt, and I still have TWO more years to pay it all off, after placing MYSELF in a credit card debt repayment plan. And now I have two NEW credit cards.
Christmas arrived, my cleaning lady accidentally messed up my very strict finances...and I had to use my charge to buy food for a friend. Then I decided to get my oil changed...and put it on the charge. Then I bought myself some pyrex style bento boxes for the microwave. NOW I've bought myself some Boswellia for back pain. THEN I bought myself a pretty red sweater.
As you see, the floodgates have opened. It will take me four months, using the money I am SUPPOSED to put into my savings to pay off this "little hiccup" in my self discipline.
So...I am going to be strong. I KNOW I can be strong. I HAVE been strong in the past, and I WILL be strong again...and this self talk is HOW I use self discipline to stop my impulsive shopping.
YOU can use self talk, too. TRY it.
4meAndyou · F